WS2 7BL maps, stats, and open data

WS2 7BL is located in the Birchills Leamore electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Walsall and the English Parliamentary constituency of Walsall North. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L and the police force is West Midlands. This postcode has been in use since April 1987.

WS2 7BL geodata

Easting	400814
Northing	300312
Latitude	52.600597
Longitude	-1.989415

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 7BL?

Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 7BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 7BL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Birchills Leamore
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 7BL

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Eagleworks Drive	350m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Eagleworks Drive	350m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Eagleworks Drive	350m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 7BL

Carl St (Bloxwich Road)	Ryecroft	54m
Carl St (Bloxwich Road)	Ryecroft	90m
Forest La (Bloxwich Road)	Ryecroft	125m
Bloxwich Rd (Forest Lane)	Ryecroft	136m
Bloxwich Rd (Forest Lane)	Ryecroft	141m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 7BL

Walsall Station	1.8km
Bloxwich Station	2.5km
Bloxwich North Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 7BL

Broadband access in WS2 7BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WS2 7BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	52.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	7.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.33Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 7BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 7BL

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 7BL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS2 7BL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	78,465
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,359
Median (kWh/meter)	4,619

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	22,144
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,303
Median (kWh/meter)	1,496

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 7BL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 7BL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

93.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 7BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS2 7BL (meters)

Arboretum Nursing Home & Day Centre

Forest Lane

129m

Buzterz Snacks

National Express Walsall Depot

163m

Mr Chipps

176 Bloxwich Road

271m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS2 7BL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dartmouth Avenue	16:30	11:30	435m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	538m
Chestnut Road	16:00	11:30	598m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 7BL

Facility	Distance
Forest Community Arts Centre (Closed) Hawbush Road, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	448m
Mlss Community And Wellbeing Hub Bloxwich Road, Bloxwich Road, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym	560m
Christ Church Ce Primary School (Bloxwich) Harden Road, Walsall Grass Pitches	775m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 7BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
North Walsall Primary Academy Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH	Primary	422m
Christ Church CofE Primary School Harden Road, Leamore, WALSALL, WS3 1EN	Primary	839m
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	845m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 7BL ITL and WS2 7BL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WS2 7BL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG38	Walsall
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000030	Walsall

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WS2 7BL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WS2 7BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051898
LSOA	E01010271	Walsall 017A
MSOA	E02002126	Walsall 017

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 7BL

WS2 7AG	Raymond Close	123m
WS2 7AF	Forest Lane	130m
WS2 7BW	Northumberland Way	131m
WS2 7BE	Carl Street	134m
WS2 7BG	Bloxwich Road	148m
WS2 7BD	Bloxwich Road	151m
WS2 7BB	Bloxwich Road	151m
WS2 7BT	Shropshire Close	178m
WS2 7AL	Webster Road	228m
WS2 7AH	Kent Street	230m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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